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    Posted 01.30.08
    Clips: Mental Health
    Portfolio Topic: Mental health issues in the criminal justice system

    By Freda Moon

    Locking Up Laura
    A mentally retarded woman languishes in prison because Connecticut's Department of Disability Services is short on beds.
    New Haven Advocate, January 08, 2008

    Losing Control
    A dying woman, a mentally ill man and the custody law that could save them both.
    New Haven Advocate, August 02, 2007

    Booted
    The Bizarre Tale of a 'Fugitive Felon'
    New Haven Advocate, April 26, 2007

    A Special Place to Plead Ones Case:
    Third Mental Health Court Opens
    Some criminal cases meet with 'problem-solving justice.'
    City Limits Weekly, December 11, 2006